* Today in Black History - August 13 * 1881 - The first African American nursing school opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. 1892 - The first issue of the Baltimore Afro-American is published. 1906 - African American soldiers raid Brownsville, Texas in retaliation for racial insults. One white man is killed, two are wounded. 1911 - James B. Parsons is born in Kansas City, Missouri. After an early career in music, he will become an attorney, superior court judge in Cook County, Illinois, and assistant U.S. Attorney, and in 1961, the first African American appointed to a lifetime federal judgeship in the continental United States. 1917 - Claudia McNeil is born in Baltimore, Maryland. She will start her career as a singer and tour with Katherine Dunham before finding fame as an actress. Among her most notable roles will be as Lena Younger in both the play and movie versions of "A Raisin in the Sun." 1948 - Kathleen Battle is born in Portsmouth, Ohio. She will become an operatic soprano, winner of Grammy awards in 1987 and 1988, and will be considered by many to be one of the finest modern opera singers. 1948 - Cleveland Indians rookie pitcher, Satchel Paige, throws his first complete game in the major leagues at the age of 42. He allows the Chicago White Sox only five hits in the 5-0 shutout. 1953 - President Eisenhower establishes the Government Contract Compliance Committee to supervise anti-discrimination regulations in government contracts. 1963 - Noted civil rights and labor leader, A. Philip Randolph strongly protests the AFL-CIO Executive Council's failure to endorse the August 28 March on Washington. 1979 - Lou Brock, of the St. Louis Cardinals, gets his 3,000th career hit while leading the Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs, 3-2. 1983 - Daley Thompson of Britain wins the decathlon championship at the World Track and Field Championship in Helinski, Finland. ______________________________________________________________ Munirah Chronicle is edited by Brother Mosi Hoj "The TRUTH shall make you free" E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Archives: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/Munirah.html> ______________________________________________________________ To SUBSCRIBE send E-mail to: <[log in to unmask]> In the E-mail body place: Subscribe Munirah Your FULL Name ______________________________________________________________ Munirah(TM) is a trademark of Information Man. Copyright 1999, All Rights Reserved by the Information Man in association with CODE One Communications.